Celtic striker Moussa Dembele has been recalled to the France Under-21 squad.

The Hoops striker, who only recently returned to action following a hamstring injury, has been selected for the upcoming double-header against Montenegro and Luxembourg.

The 21-year-old has scored four goals in only six appearances for the French Under-21s and has been selected by coach Sylvain Ripoll , even though he has only played just over an hour of action for Brendan Rodgers 's side.

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Dembele has scored four goals in six games for the French Under-21 side

Dembele , who scored on his return from injury in Celtic 's 4-0 win over Ross County, made a cameo appearance in the 2-0 Glasgow derby win against Rangers.

The striker was an unused substitute in the 3-0 Champions League victory over Anderlecht, with Rodgers previously having stated that the player won't be overused due to the nature of his injury.

"We don’t need his hamstring going again. We don’t need to force him as we have a really good squad of players.

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“We brought in a third striker in Odsonne Edouard because Leigh Griffiths and Moussa have had injury history. We don’t want to push them.”

Dembele is joined in the squad by Parkhead team-mate Olivier Ntcham for the Euro 2019 qualifying fixtures.